CEO, Marietta Group
Dennis Blauser is the CEO of Marietta Group, which includes Marietta Silos, Inc., Marietta Inspection Services, and USA Silo Service. Marietta Group has spent over a century meeting the needs of industry professionals and is the only silo contractor in the nation that provides engineering, design, construction, inspection, and repair services in addition to silo and bin cleaning. Dennis has spent most of his professional career in silo development. His work ranges from field labor and construction supervision to project management, quality control, logistics and administration. His expertise is based on a combination of years of on-the-job experience and an academic background in environmental economics from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
His contributions to the concrete silo industry include:
- Member, ACI 313 Silo Design Committee
- Past Board Chairman, Precast Concrete Institute, Central Region
- Past Member, PC-21 Management Change Initiative
- Past Member, Prestressed Concrete Institute, Erectors Committee
Dennis is also CEO of Silo Commerce Center, a real-estate holding company, and the president and CEO of Blauser Energy Corporation; an oil and gas exploration, drilling, transportation and marketing company with interests in Ohio and West Virginia.
Dennis is an active community member in his hometown Marietta, Ohio, and the greater Washington County area. He is president of the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, annually held the weekend following Labor Day, and a current a trustee. Dennis is also chairman of the Sternwheel Fireworks Committee, which manages one of Midwest Unites States’ largest and most anticipated fireworks celebrations held at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers.
Dennis is married with two children and one stepson.